Thursday, May 9, 2013

Ex-super Falcons coach, Jossy Lad, is dead

The former Shooting Stars Chairman, popularly referred to as Jossy
Lad, died on Thursday afternoon in Ibadan after a long illness.

Before his death, Jossy Lad was placed on life support machine at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan but was later discharged.

A close source to the Ladipo family in Ibadan told PREMIUM TIMES that
Jossy Lad had been going from home to receive treatment periodically at
the UCH even as his family had been making frantic efforts for him to
be flown abroad for better medical services.

The health condition of the former coach, however, deteriorated; with the family rushing him back to the UCH.

Jossy Lad, who captained top Nigeria club, 3SC (then IICC Shooting
Stars) and played for the senior National Team failed to win the battle
to stay alive as he joins the growing list of dead Shooting Stars
legends